Latest news from the School of Biological Sciences Search Tags Publication date Date from Date to PhD applications for 2018 are open 09 November, 2017 Our PhD applications are now open for 2018, with an initial closing date of 4th December. Africa-led research to tackle the challenge of infectious diseases 25 October, 2017 Around 50 million people could benefit from a new multidisciplinary research programme that is… Biotech company raises $42.5m to treat sight loss 19 October, 2017 Edinburgh researchers are scientific co-founders of a new medical therapeutics company developing… Why do humans live for so long? 10 October, 2017 Unlike other species, there seems to be no obvious evolutionary benefit to humans reaching an older… Nobel award for research pioneer 04 October, 2017 A winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine is the latest of many laureates with… Scientists support African drug resistance fight 04 October, 2017 Edinburgh researchers have contributed to a Zimbabwean initiative to tackle the threat of growing… DNA discovery could help shed light on rare childhood disorder 22 September, 2017 New insights into how our cells store and manage DNA during cell division could help point towards… Innovation Initiative Grants 15 September, 2017 Donor-funded small project grants of up to £5000 available to students and staff to support… Bid to tackle widespread cattle disease may aid African farmers 12 September, 2017 Scientists are beginning a £2 million project to better understand a livestock disease that causes… Sleeping sickness parasite ‘social behaviour’ could affect disease spread 05 September, 2017 A new study is the first to show that Trypanosome parasites, which cause sleeping sickness,… … 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 This article was published on 2025-01-30
